Police in the Braintree district dealt with more than 9,000 street crime incidents in a year but records suggest officers only solved about one in ten.

An average of 764 street crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents, including criminal damage, arson, violence and drugs offences, were recorded monthly between July 2013 and June 2014.

In 39 per cent of cases police investigated but found no evidence to identify a suspect, so no further action was taken.

In total, the figures show just 9.4 per cent of all incidents were officially solved.

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